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Big Brother Day

By Brian Solomon | February 19, 2008

Constant and complete surveillance is no longer material for a good science-fiction read or a paranoid joke: last Tuesday, Big Brother arrived. An FBI announcement and separate Senate vote -- both of which were buried in the news cycle behind primary coverage and Roger Clemens's testimony on steroids -- quietly made February 12, 2008 an infamous day in the history of this country.

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Grow Up, Conservapedia

By Max Bryer | February 19, 2008

I would imagine that by now most Dartmouth students have some experience using Wikipedia. Even some of my professors have used it on occasion.

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ACTAing Up

By Frank Gado | February 18, 2008

To the Editor: It is hardly news that the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) issued a statement critical of the Trustees' unilateral abrogation of the 1891 agreement in September ("Conservative Group Backs Alumni Suit," Feb.

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There's No Place Like Home

By D'Arcy Danychuk | February 18, 2008

Lately I've been preoccupied with this whole rest-of-the-world business. One of the more lamentable side effects of being a senior here is that soon I'll have to graduate and either find a job or a rich wife who's willing to support me.

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Glass Ceiling, Glass Floor

By Daniel Chiu | February 18, 2008

In one of the more poignant scenes in the hit "Knocked Up" (2007), Paul Rudd's character Pete, after having been caught ditching his wife to hang out with his male buddies, laments, "With work and you and the kids, sometimes I just need some time to myself." Choking back tears, his wife Debbie replies, "I want time for myself too.

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Off-Campus, Not Off-Shoring

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 15, 2008

Since the early 1960s when Dartmouth created the first foreign-study opportunities for undergraduates, spending a term abroad has become a part of nearly every D-Plan - roughly 60 percent of Dartmouth students will spend at least one term abroad before they graduate.

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An Opinionated Farewell

By Tom Atwood | February 14, 2008

Unfortunately, the more opinion columns I write, the more absurd I feel. It seems like everything that gets published on this page is hackneyed from overuse -- sort of old, weathered and slushy.

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The Wright Replacement

By Christian Kiely | February 14, 2008

With the ubiquity of ad hoc committees on this campus, it's understandable that students feel that such committees have lost their saliency. One that will inevitably form over the coming months, however, will exist as a rarity -- it will actually address an issue that has direct implications for generations of Dartmouth students to come.

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Personality Contest

By PATRICK MATTIMORE | February 13, 2008

Personality Contest To the Editor: In their Verbum Ultimum("Admitting Character," Opinion, Feb.1) The Dartmouth Dditorial Board explains that "Dartmouth has consistently fielded a class of freshmen to uphold this legacy by relying on the personality-centered aspects of our application, valuing essays and recommendations -- especially the recommendation Dartmouth requires from applicants' peers -- above other, more objective instruments like SAT scores and grade point averages." If, in fact, The Dartmouth staff can divine what qualifications the Admissions Office prizes most highly in applicants to the College, there's something rotten in Hanover. Suggesting that the subjective evaluation of candidates unknown to the Admissions Office is superior to objective measures is just plain wrong. Relying on peer essays that the Admissions Office cannot determine who wrote is folly.

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Cyber War Crimes

By Dmitriy Gutkovich | February 12, 2008

Technology is a uniquely human form of evolution. We can fly, breathe underwater and connect to any person on the planet in less time than it took our 18th century counterparts to walk to their neighbor's house.

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COStly Changes

By Alexandra Arnold | February 12, 2008

In the Book of Genesis, Potiphar's profligate wife -- finding her affections unrequited -- falsely accuses Joseph of rape and has him thrown in prison.

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I'd Rather Not See You in Hell

By Ryan Bouton | February 11, 2008

To the Editor: Lucy Stonehill's article ("See You In Hell," Feb. 6) is provocative; I can only sympathize with her over what sounds like an unfortunate experience, however, since she provides no details as to what her classmate said to so anger her. Indeed, there are times when a person reacts immaturely when presented with an alternative belief system.

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Mirror, Mirror in the Classroom

By Lydia Chammas | February 11, 2008

In her latest column ("See You in Hell," Feb. 6), Lucy Stonehill '10 vents her frustration after listening to a classmate use his religious views when crafting an argument about the Genesis story during class.

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Three's Company

By Brian Solomon | February 11, 2008

I don't want bipartisanship. The most popular thing on the campaign trail these days is to talk about reaching across the aisle and working with both parties to get things done.

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